The Rangers took 32 shots at Jonathan Quick in the L.A. Kings net and he stopped all of them.

The Kings scored three on just 15 shots on Henrik Lundqvist, albeit all of them the result of good breaks.

“I mean, their goaltender made some key saves at the right time. Just like we’ve seen Hank do so many times to the opposition on the road, their goaltender did it to us yesterday,” Vigneault said. “I think if it would have gone on for three, four more periods, he was in that zone last night. We’re going to show our guys a couple things here. Coaches met this morning. Maybe we can do them a little bit better. And hopefully he won’t be as good as he was last night.”

RATE OF INFLATION: Asked what impressed him most about the Kings, Rangers defenceman Marc Staal channeled his inner Roberto Luongo.

“I don’t want to talk about it. I’m not going to start pumping their tires,” said Staal, paraphrasing the former Vancouver Canucks goalie’s sentiments about Boston goalie Tim Thomas in the 2011 Cup final.

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“We’ve been right there with them,” said Staal. You look at all three games, we’ve done some good things, we’ve done some things not so great. You can say the same about them, but they’re up 3-0 and we’re not, they’ve found a way to win and we haven’t. So we’ve got to find a way to win Game 4.”

ON THE OTHER HAND: Brad Richards was a little more complimentary of the Kings.

“We know they’re a good team. Three years in a row now they’ve made a run and with that, confidence grows,” he said. “Also when you have the majority of the team with a Stanley Cup ring on their fingers they don’t get rattled as much. But that doesn’t mean they’re unbeatable. Lots of teams have been in their situation and eventually they don’t win every year.

“But they’re a good team, we know that. We’ve gotta still believe we’re a good team and we’ve gotta stay with the process. We know what the situation is. Put your best foot forward, get back in the battle.”

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HISTORY, REVISITED: L.A. coach Darryl Sutter was asked if he recalled what the mood of his team was, when the Kings were down 3-0 to the San Jose Sharks.

“I don’t remember our mood after Game 3. I recall our mood the third period of [Game 2] when we put Martin Jones in [for Quick], we could see we’re not a team somebody says, go away, and we go away.

“We’re a team that’s going to respond. Doesn’t mean you’re always going to win, but you’re going to respond. The other team is going to know they played you. We knew we were winning the series; it just took a little bit longer.”

GOOD PENALTY: If Kings defenceman Drew Doughty is among the frontrunners for the Conn Smythe Trophy, part of the reason is his ability to think on his feet. In Game 3, he prevented a certain goal by getting his stick into the hands of New York giant Rick Nash, keeping him from scoring into an open net.

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“I think that play in particular, Nash was a very forceful player for them the last two games, and you’re going to have to match his skill set to make a play like that. Nash is a special player, so is Drew Doughty.”

WINNING FORMULA: Asked about the Kings’ ability to roll four lines, which was also a strength of the Rangers, L.A. forward Justin Williams said: “Well, I think — not think, I know — championship teams, and hopefully we can be one this year, have the same general attributes.

“They have goaltenders playing at the top of their game. Four good lines who can score. They’re relatively healthy. They have a D-man,” he said, nodding at Doughty, “who eats up a lot of minutes, is one of the best in the world. A lot of championship teams have that.

“I think we have all the ingredients right now. We aspire to be a good team for a long time.”